Ngủ chưa? Ngủ trưa! | Nap yet? Lunch nap!

(Have a Good Rest! series)

2024

30x 60 x180 cm

Hand dyed silk, ramie, linen, viscose and metallic threads, sedge mat

Private collection, Seattle, US

Inspired by early Karl Marx's ideologies of work in 1844, the "Have a Good Rest!" series is a harmony of unhurried life, and unhurried rest, also the beginning of a journey of resuscitation and silent resistance to formulaic consumerism, corrosive capitalism that destroys vitality, and the unnatural pace of climate change influenced by human displacement.

In the past, with the agricultural life of early morning and late evening work, Vietnamese people had the habit of taking a nap at noon to avoid the heat. Today, taking a nap has become a way of life, a practice even in the workplace.

Nap yet? Lunch nap! is an invitation for you to try a 10-20 minute nap after lunch and experience your fresh mind after that.

Nap as you protest!

Means of Production Exhibition curated by Lunch Hour

at the Sheerly Touch-Ya and Shisanwu LLC warehouse, New York

Photos by Daniel Terna